nucmednet Chapter 351 Eight Doors Nail the Sea
Chapter 351 Eight Doors Nail the Sea
Beneath the surface lies a dangerous area of reefs.
Ye Kang and Tang Yi were at the very back, following the other five people.
"Brother Wang, I'm so sorry. It's my fault for causing you to suffer like this." Tang Yi looked guilty.
Ye Kang smiled and said, "It's alright, we're going in anyway, the more people the better."
"You don't need to do anything later. It's best to prevent them from getting in."
Tang Yi, his face dark, cursed these domineering sword cultivators furiously in the telepathic communication.
Just then, the frail-looking girl suddenly swam over.
“Fellow Daoists, there are hidden reefs ahead. The maze is intricate and complex. My array formation skills are limited, so I will have to rely on you two.”
"Our array formation skills are also limited, so it's best not to count on us. Otherwise, we can't guarantee what might happen," Tang Yi said irritably.
The girl didn't say much, but just smiled slightly and said, "I understand your dissatisfaction, but it's best not to try anything clever. That senior brother has a bad temper. If you anger him, I can't protect you either."
"Don't worry, we'll do our best."
Ye Kang suddenly spoke.
"That's good."
The girl strolled by with a smile, and Tang Yi nudged Ye Kang's shoulder: "Brother Wang, don't be fooled by this woman's appearance. Those people seem carefree, but they all revolve around this woman. She's not simple!"
"It's alright, I'd like to see what she's up to."
"I get it! You want them to scout ahead, so if there's any danger, we can take advantage of the situation!"
Tang Yi gave him an admiring look, as if to say that Ye Kang was really bold.
Ye Kang didn't explain, and the group quickly entered the reef. The currents ahead were extremely unstable and unpredictable. If an ordinary person entered this area, they would easily be swept away by the currents and crushed to death on the rocks.
Braving the water pressure, the group reached the center of the reef, where they saw a faint ripple encircling the center, within which lay the entrance to a long-abandoned cave.
The sword cultivators' eyes immediately lit up with wild joy.
"Junior Sister Liu, it's true! There really is an ancient cultivator's cave here! We're rich!"
The delicate woman chuckled softly and looked at the strongest swordsman.
"Senior brothers, I'm about to start breaking the formation. From what I've observed, as soon as the formation is activated, it will attract sea beasts. I'll trouble you to block them for me."
"Junior sister, just do it without worry. You two, come and assist her."
The sword cultivator looked at Ye Kang and Tang Yi, and the two of them, without saying a word, silently came to Junior Sister Liu's side.
"You two need not worry. I have studied many formations. Although I have never seen this maze before, the principle is the same. Let me try it out with my own method first."
After she finished speaking, she waved her hand and took out several long white jade nails, each as long as a calf.
Under her control, the long nails were inserted into the maze around its perimeter. When the last nail hit the ground, the maze was fully activated, and the surrounding scenery changed instantly. Countless hidden reefs began to rotate, trapping everyone tightly.
Tang Yi's expression changed drastically as he watched Liu Shimei's technique.
"Eight Gates Nailing the Sea! You are Master Zheng's disciple!"
Junior Sister Liu's smile widened, and she said, "As expected of a member of the Tang family, you saw through my methods at a glance. I only studied under Master Zheng for a period of time, so I am not a disciple, but only a student."
"No wonder you dared to venture into this maze of hidden reefs."
Tang Yi's expression was complicated, as if he was somewhat unwilling.
Ye Kang asked curiously, "Who is Master Zheng?"
Tang Yi sighed and said, "Array Master Zheng Hong. Our Tang family dominates the Coral Islands in the art of array formations. Only a handful of array masters can compare with the Tang family, and Zheng Hong is one of them."
"I see."
Ye Kang's pupils turned blue, and with his unwavering blue eyes, he instantly saw through all the secrets of the maze.
He possesses the Xuanmen Formation Solution, with all the formations engraved in his mind. However, since he is only at the beginner level, he can only look at them and cannot set them up yet.
Of course, even if the arrays set up by each array master are of the same type, there will still be differences between them, and the variations are all freely combined.
Ye Kang could only initially tell that this formation was the Cloud Flow Pure Heart Formation, an ancient formation, but with the help of the Boundless Azure Eyes, he discovered something amiss.
On the surface it is a maze, but hidden beneath the Cloud Flow Pure Heart Formation is a Thunder Kill Formation.
That was a purely lethal formation; its attack method was very simple: lightning strikes.
However, being hidden beneath the maze makes it extremely dangerous.
Once the array master breaks through the illusion array, thinking they have successfully broken through, they become careless and step inside. The lightning killing array is activated the instant they step in, leaving them no time to react.
The sinister intentions of those who set up the formation are fully revealed here.
Ye Kang didn't explain, but silently watched as Junior Sister Liu struggled to break the formation.
Wu Wang Qing Tong looked outwards.
Although the Cloud Flow Pure Heart Formation trapped everyone, the Unfettered Azure Eyes was the nemesis of illusion formations and easily saw that outside the reef, a group of giant sea serpents were angrily swimming towards them.
Clearly, the commotion of breaking the formation attracted the swarm of swordtail sea serpents residing there.
Strangely, the Swordtail Sea Serpent King was not among them.
At this moment, the swordsman also realized something was wrong and quickly drew his sword.
"Watch out outside! Sea monsters are coming!"
The three engaged the Sword-Tailed Sea Serpent in battle. With their cultivation levels suppressed, there was no suspense as the sea serpent was routed and forced to flee.
"Success!"
Suddenly, Junior Sister Liu burst into joyful laughter. Everyone looked over and saw that the eight white jade nails were falling into place and successfully piercing the eye of the needle.
He actually managed to break the Cloud Flow Pure Heart Formation.
Tang Yi couldn't help but feel unconvinced, not expecting that Master Zheng's student actually had some skills.
However, it's nothing to be ashamed of. I was just distracted by the sea serpent. If I can break the formation without any distractions, I can definitely do it too.
He comforted himself.
The surrounding reefs stopped turning, and everything returned to calm.
"I never expected that the person who set up this formation would be so skilled. They actually used natural reefs as the materials for setting up the formation. It's truly ingenious."
Upon hearing this, another female martial artist laughed and said, "That's nothing compared to Junior Sister Liu, who broke the formation so easily."
"Senior Sister Chen, you flatter me. I was just lucky. Alright, we can go into the cave now."
"and many more."
The swordsman suddenly spoke, then swung his sword at the cave entrance.
The sword energy shot out, but a bolt of lightning struck, shattering the sword energy into pieces.
"what!"
Everyone was shocked, and Junior Sister Liu turned pale. She hadn't even noticed the trap!
"Senior Brother Zhang, this..."
“Junior sister is inexperienced and unaware of the dangers of ancient cultivators’ caves, which is understandable.”
Senior Brother Zhang, the strongest swordsman, smiled calmly and comforted the dejected Junior Sister Liu.
The latter panicked and quickly recalled what he had learned.
"The maze has indeed been broken. This lightning must be a contingency plan left by the cave owner! Let me think... I've got it! It's a lightning talisman! A lightning talisman must have been placed here, and it will be triggered as soon as someone enters!"
"So, all we need to do is find the Thunder Talisman?" another female cultivator asked tentatively.
"Why go through all that trouble?"
Suddenly, Senior Brother Zhang revealed a sinister smile.
"Since it's a thunder talisman, its storage must be limited. As long as someone uses up all the thunder talismans, wouldn't we be safe?"